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1000初中英文
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+ 加入清单Usually Saturday night is the time for students to get back to their desks
and do their weekend homework. Six school days are enough for the students who
have many other interests.
I think weekend homework should not be given. With homework arranged for
Saturday night and the whole of Sunday, when can he find time to help around the
house, play a game of football or see a good film, or just relax?
In fact weekend homework is usually put off until Sunday night. As a result
our homework is done very poorly and we achieve no results. If there were no
homework on weekends, students would go to school on Monday well rested, willing
to work. Teachers, dont you agree?
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篇1:英文日记
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+ 加入清单Today is the second day of the English Summer we study at Zhejiang
University.
It’s hot.In the morning,we ate breakfast at the dining room.That food was
not bad.Then we went to the assembly meeting hall.Some teachers talked about
their hopes,as well as rules.Then we came back to our classroom,we had a test.It
was difficult.So I thought I didn’t do it well.
I want to speak English well.I believe I can.I’ll sleep.Bye-bye!
篇2:给老师的一封信好开头英文
全文共 859 字
+ 加入清单Dear teacher:
Hello, time flies, time Rusuo, imperceptibly, and to welcome the new years day. Looking through the day, in your care and teaching, I grew up a one year old. The little things bit by bit, show in my mind. We have classes, read, do you always, always with us in the together. No matter what the weather is like, you are always early in the classroom waiting for us to go to class. How many day and night, you also for correcting our homework a light. Whenever I see a book on the red mark, you also gratified smile. I desperately germination, you have white hair. The teacher for we pay too much, saying good-bye to a batch after batch of students, his hair became infected with wind and frost. The new year is approaching, the students to give you deep blessing: I wish the teachers good health, good luck in everything.
Your students ---Wolverine
篇3:给感谢的人写一封信英文
全文共 874 字
+ 加入清单20 March 2016
Dear Sir,
I was very interested in your advertisement in todays edition of The
Evening Post and I should like to apply to be a member of the Amazon Expedition
team.
I am twenty-three years old and have an honors degree in Botany from Bath
University. Since leaving university I have been working in a research
laboratory but my contract comes to an end in six weeks. I would particularly
like to join the expedition for the opportunity it would give me to study the
plant life of the area.
I enjoy several outdoor activities including rowing and rock climbing and I
consider myself to be both fit and healthy enough to undertake such an
expedition.
If you would like me to attend an interview, I would be able to come at any
time convenient to you, (J1) my employers have agreed to give me time off for
the purpose. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Lily Ma
篇4:致一封信英文小学
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+ 加入清单Dear Grandma:
Thank you for the new shorts.They are cool!It’s hot in YunNan.It’s sunny too. i can wear my shorts and T-shirt.I have a new jacket. My old jacket is too small.I want to buy a hat. It is fifty yuan. It’s too expensive.
What’s the weather like at the farm? Is it warm?How many new ducks are there?
Love
YHYDBHSQE
篇5:初中英文
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+ 加入清单People always say that spring is the most beautiful season. But I don’t
think so. I like summer, autumn even winter better than spring. Because the
weather in spring is changeable. Maybe it is warm today, it will be cold
tomorrow. I often catch a cold in spring. Besides this, it often rains in
spring. I can’t go out to play ball games. I have to stay at home to spend my
time. How boring it is! Some people think the flowers in spring are very
beautiful, but I think the flowers in winter are more beautiful, because they
live through the extremely cold weather and we should learn from them.
篇6:致一封信英文小学
全文共 889 字
+ 加入清单20 June 2006
Dear Mr. Seaton,
Thank you very much for taking me with you on that splendid outing to London. It was the first time that I had seen the Tower or any of the other famous sights. If Id gone alone, I couldnt have seen nearly as much, because I wouldnt have known my way about.
The weather was splendid on that day, which I thought was rare. I still remember some people told me that in Britain there was weather and no climate. During the same day, it might snow in the morning, rain at noon, shine in the afternoon and be windy before the night falls. So I think I was lucky.
I think the river trip was the best thing of all. London really came alive for me as we saw it from the Thames during that wonderful journey down to Greenwich. It was all tremendously exciting - a day that I shall never forget.
Thank you for giving me such a great birthday treat.
Yours sincerely,
Linda Chen
篇7:英文日记
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+ 加入清单The screen of my fathers mobile telephone is broken。 When you open the
mobile telephone, the screen is always white with light。 You cant see from the
screen。 And my father is a businessman。 He needed a new one。 So my father and I
went to the electrical appliance shop。 There are many new kinds of mobile
telephones。 At first, my father chose a Sumsung one。 But all the telephones have
sold out。 Finally, my father chose a Motorola one。
篇8:小燕子逃生记作文500字
全文共 557 字
+ 加入清单早晨,微风中还透着几分寒意,乐乐在大街上散步。
他走过小桥,看见花儿在鲜艳地开放,似乎正在对着他微笑呢!他感觉一切都是那么的美好。
这时,他看见高高的房顶上有个一个鸟巢,里面还有几只小燕子呢!可是,它们叽叽喳喳的,互相挤来挤去,在争着吃妈妈叼过来的虫子。这么挤下去,突然有一只小燕子从巢里掉了下来,重重的摔在了地上。乐乐刚想去救小燕子。忽然,一只黑色的大花猫走了过来,乐乐赶紧跑到了旁边,他最怕猫了。
那只猫气定神闲地靠近小燕子,这可是顿难得的大餐,它脸上还露出了坏笑。它还用舌头舔了舔爪子,准备一掌拿下这顿美餐。可怜的小燕子,还不会飞,又受了伤,只能无助地叫喊,无力着扇动翅膀。它的爸爸妈妈站在房顶上一边悲伤的呼喊,一边绝望的看着。站在一旁的乐乐心急如焚,这时,他急中生智,想到了一个好办法。
就当花猫:“喵————”的一声向小燕子扑过去时,乐乐拿着竹棍冲了过来,抽打花猫,还边打边喊:“坏猫,吃我一棒!”雨点般地竹棍打在花猫身上,花猫疼得是嗷嗷直叫。过了一会儿,它就灰溜溜地逃走了。
后来,乐乐从家里拿了医药箱,包扎好了小燕子的伤口,又拿来了梯子,把小燕子送回了家。小燕子的父母高兴的叽叽喳喳叫个不停,好像在对乐乐说:“谢谢你,救了我们的孩子。你真是个大好人!”
通过这件事,乐乐非常开心,明白了助人为乐也是件愉快的事情。
篇9:消防安全知识讲座观后感
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+ 加入清单新学期开学之际,学校组织我们观看消防安全知识讲座,强化学生们的消防安全观念。虽然没经历过什么大的火灾,但是“防患于未然”总是有必要的。实际上,平时不加以注意和当心,火灾也许就在我们身边。可能引起火灾的原因非常多,比如电器使用不当、随意燃放鞭炮、乱玩火,甚至雷击等都有可能引起火灾。上面有提到火灾可能由“我”导致,有可能由自然因素引发,也有可能被动的陷入火灾现场中,所以我们不仅要自己注意平时不安全的举动,还要学习遇到火灾,如何处理,如何逃生。
小时候,家里爱使用煤气炉在家里烤火,烤衣服,就为了衣服干得快,直到一次,发生了可怕的事情。一天,一堆的衣物等等又像往常一样,挂在火炉上方。其中一条毛巾干了之后,被上升的热气流掀飞,还被火炉引燃了。好在毛巾最终燃烧的位置离可燃物和煤气管道有一定距离,才没有造成严重的后果。事后回想,当时无人及时发现,若引燃其它物品,后果不堪设想!之后就十分小心地使用火炉,再也不用来烘衣物了。
千里之堤,毁于蚁穴,可见,表面上一切安好,其实稍有不慎就会造成严重损失。损失财务,甚至生命,都是人们不愿意看到的。但苦果一旦造成,只会留下无尽的悔恨。
就我们学生宿舍来说,人员密集,平时接触电器较多,各个宿舍好像也没有几个不通电的,所平时注意用电安全是相当重要的。各式充电器,电脑,各种排插,乃至“热得快”等等,可能会因为各种问题,引发危险。平时就要看好设备,注意用电安全。比如不要超负荷使用插座,不随意私改线路。
当陷入火灾中,首先就是绝对不能慌乱,尽管这很难,也听了无数遍。但大家都明白,如果你不能保持清醒的头脑,就算平时看了再多安全宣传片,到时又能起多大作用呢?对应火灾中可能遇到的各种情况,在观看的视频当中已经介绍了不少应急办法。有浓烟出现,应尽量俯身行走,用湿毛巾捂住口鼻,因为在火灾中,被浓烟熏倒的情况非常多;身上衣服着火,切勿狂奔逃命,让同伴帮忙覆盖压灭火焰,在地上打滚是不错的办法;如果可以的话,记得不要扔下他人,帮助他们逃离火场,毕竟换做是你被困,你也会希望别人这么做的,当然,量力而行;发现火情要及时报警并向他人发出警告,这不是什么最佳动作游戏,并非需要个人英雄主义。就算是非要跳楼不可,视频里也有良策献出。就是方法虽好,条件往往不允许。。家里没那么长的棍子。
这只是一次平常的安全教育讲座,可能看完了,颇有感触。过个两月,又抛之脑后了。良好的安全习惯应该贯穿生活中每个细节,因为惨剧无法挽回,所以是由不得侥幸心理的。只有充分认识到火灾的危害性,才能将消防安全的重要性牢记心中。保持清醒的头脑,学会自救,从而救大家,让灾难变得并不可怕!
篇10:地震云的启示作文600字
全文共 654 字
+ 加入清单大自然就像一位无声的老师,教会我们许多奇妙的知识;大自然也像一本丰富多彩的百科全书,告诉我们许多生活的启示……
有一天,细雨蒙蒙,我窝在家里的沙发上看电视。当时,电视新闻里正播放国内某一个地方地震的消息。在回放地震时的情景画面时,我无意中将视线定格在画面中地震发生时的天空上。
我发现,地震时天空的云跟我们平时看到的云可不一样。地震时的云简直就像一个细长的龙卷风漩涡,它的末尾很细小,而越往上就越粗大起来。从这种“龙卷风云”的末端往下俯视,正好指向地震发生的方位!这个发现让我惊呆了!赶紧起身打开书桌上的《百科全书》,翻到“神奇的地震云”那一页仔细阅读起来……
读着读着,我突然明白了,原来地震时不仅会出现特有的“龙卷风云”,有时候还有出现“扇形云”、“条形云”、“鱼鳞云”……“扇形云”的样子很像一把扇子,它也跟“龙卷风云”一样,扇腰部指向的方位就是将要发生地震的地方;“鱼鳞云”就像一块块鱼鳞,像被切割过了似的,犹如一小块一小块的白棉花糖;而“条形云”更容易识别,就如我们常见的绳索……读到这里,我的脑海中又有疑问出现了,那就是以前我也会观察到类似的云,可是为什么没有发生过地震呢?
这时,雨住了,天放晴了。我把头探出窗外,一仰脸,发现天空正有一架飞机驶过,飞机尾后喷出的气雾就像地震时的“条形云”一样!不过,地震时生成的“条形云”不会被风吹散,也不会变化形态,而飞机留下的普通“长条云”一会儿便被大风吹得无影无踪了。
最终,我从这次观察中得到了一个启示:云是千变万化的,保护好天空的云彩,其实就是在保护人类自己。
篇11:抗洪逃生演习作文300字
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+ 加入清单每年夏天,很多地方都会连续下雨,导致河水猛涨,引起洪水。洪水会把别人的家园冲走,甚至把别人的生命夺走。洪水好像一头野兽,真可怕!
为了增强村民的抗洪防洪意识,我们大岙村的领导组织了一场逃生演习。当洪水来临时,我们要有次序地走到临时避难处,躲避洪水对我们的袭击。
演习开始了。村领导说:“洪水来了,危险,快跟我们走!”我们跟着村领导来到很高的山上,那里有一座大房子,房子外面种了许多花草树木,真漂亮呀!原来这座大房子就是临时避难处。我们走进房子里面看了看,里面有厨房、餐桌、电视、吊灯、风扇等,东西真齐全啊!村领导给我们讲解了一些抗洪的知识,然后就带着我们下山了。
回来的路上,我心里很激动,因为今天我学到了很多抗洪防洪的知识。以后,当面临洪水时我们就不会再害怕了。
篇12:关于地震的英语
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+ 加入清单May 12th, 2008. That’s the most mournful day for our Chinese that will
never be forgotten, because a horrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan, which
caused tens of thousands of children’s death.
On hearing the news, I felt so sorrowful. “Why was the god so cruel to
them?” I asked. They were still at the entrance of the life. They seemed like
little eagles that were willing to open their wings and hover in the sky. Maybe
they would have their brilliant future. What a great loss to our nation! I had
my deepest sympathy on the people in the disastrous area. So I donated some
money and clothes to them. And I also prayed for the dead people sincerely. I
eagerly hope that there would be no earthquakes in the future, so that we could
live a more peaceful life.
篇13:八荣八耻大家谈教育活动英文作文
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+ 加入清单近日,你班在“知荣明耻” “八荣八耻大家谈”教育活动中,召开了一次关于学生荣辱观的主题班会。
存在的问题1.不尊敬老师、家长等。2.学习散漫、考试作弊等。3.乱扔垃圾、污损环境等等。
Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be honorable behavior and what is shameful. (最近我们班开了个班会讨论什么是光荣和耻辱。)
It is really a pity to see all this in our school.(很遗憾在学校看到这些现象)Some students don’t respect their teachers or parents. (不尊敬老是和父母)Some don’t take their studies seriously and cheat in exams. (作业不认真,考试作弊)Some throw wastes everywhere and pollute the environment . (到处乱扔垃圾污染环境。)It is honorable to obey the law and rules , care much about our class and study hard.(关心班级、努力学习、遵纪守法是光荣)It is shameful to break school rules, to be selfish or to make little effort to achieve success.(违反学校纪律、自私 骄傲是可耻的)
We should respect others and think more of them than of ourselves.(我们应该尊敬别人经常关心别人)We should work hard and make much more progress to repay the society.(我们应该努力学习取得更大进步从而回报社会。)We should try our best to keep the environment clean。(我们应该想方设法保持干净的环境。)
[八荣八耻大家谈教育活动英文作文
篇14:文学常识知识点
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+ 加入清单吴敬梓(1701--1754)字敏轩,号粒民,晚年又号文木老人,安徽全椒人,清代著名小说家。主要代表作有《儒林外史》。课文《范进中举》选自《儒林外史》第三回,主要描写了封建社会知识分子的生活和精神壮态。
曹雪芹(1715--1763),名(雨字头下面为沾),字芹溪,又字芹圃,雪芹是他的号,属满州正白旗。主要作品《红楼梦》是我国古典小说中伟大的现实主义作品,有“中国封建社会百科全书”之称。课文《香菱学诗》选自《红楼梦》第四十八回。
《陈涉世家》选自《史记》,作者史马迁,我国古代著名的文学家和史学家,他用毕生精力著成了我国第一部记传体通史。
《唐睢不辱使命》选自《战国策》,它是由西汉末年刘向根据战国史策整理编写的。
《望江南》的作者是温庭筠,原名岐,字飞卿,晚唐太原祁人。诗词兼工,是花间词派的重要作家之一。《望江南》表现了一位因心爱的人远行而处深闺的女子的生活状况和内心情感。
《江城子密州出猎》的作者是苏轼,字子瞻,号东坡居士,眉州人,是北宋最负盛名的文学家、书画家。
《破阵子为陈同甫赋壮词以寄之》的作者是辛弃疾,字幼安,号稼轩,历城人,他是南宋(朝代)的著名词人,有《稼轩长短句》。
《渔家傲秋思》意境悲凉、壮阔,形象鲜明、生动,语言质朴、凝练,从题材、情调和艺术方面来说,它都为宋词开拓了一个新的领域。
李清照经历了国破、家亡、丧夫,所以她53岁所作的《武陵春》反映的就是她处境的凄惨,内心的悲痛。
《出师表》中诸葛亮在自叙本志和追术先帝的知遇之恩时,写下的临危受命的句子:受任于败军之际,奉命于危难之间。
千古兴亡多少事?悠悠。不尽长江滚滚流。(辛弃疾《南乡子。登京口北固亭有怀》)
《山坡羊骊山怀古》中表现宫殿万间都做了土的句子是:蠃,都变做了土;输,都变做了土。
关于作品人物、出处、体裁及作者、国别或朝代搭配
奥楚蔑洛夫--《变色龙》—契诃夫—俄国
孔乙己--《孔乙己》—小说—鲁讯—中国
鲍西娅--《威尼斯商人》—戏剧—莎士比亚—英国
狗娃--《变脸》—戏曲—魏明伦—中国
篇15:在一封信的结尾英文
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+ 加入清单Dear Tom,
How is it going these days? I keep wondering how you feel about your school
life in Beijing. Have you got used to the life in China? Are you enjoying your
life? I hope you are.
Let me tell you a piece of good news: I’m going to take part in an English
speech contest of middle school students in July in the coming summer vacation.
So I’m busy preparing for it. But now I have some difficulty in collecting
useful information and using proper English word to express my thoughts.
Besides, I really want to improve my spoken English, especially the
pronunciation and intonation(语调). Of course, as a native English speaker, you
can give me some suggestions.
In addition, I’m going to visit you after the contest. I’m sure we will
have a wonderful time together in Beijing! I can hardly wait to see you! I am
looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
篇16:初中英文
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+ 加入清单More and more middle school students use WeChat. Different students have
different opinions about using it.
Some students think WeChat is a very useful tool. It can provide a platform
to communicate with their friends. Besides they can make more friends and learn
more knowledge by WeChat. However, some students think WeChat will affect their
study if they spend too much time using it. And they may be tricked by strange
net friends. Last but not least, it will also affect their vision to use WeChat
for a long time.
In my opinion, we should use WeChat properly by not using it more than two
hours a day, and make sure that we dont use it when we are studying. In
addition, we shouldnt add strangers or meet net friends casually.
篇17:地震逃生演练作文600字
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+ 加入清单“呜——呜”,一阵急促的警报声响了起来,全班同学拿出了一本书顶在在头上,我的心里紧张得像揣了只小兔子蹦来蹦去。
刘子煊也非常慌张,他的书不知道怎么回事,就是拔不出来,我催促他:“快点啊,要是真的地震了,你的小命都没有了。”直到他拿出书来,我紧张的心情才平静下来。
这时又响起了疏散逃生的警报,我们用书护住脑袋跑了出去。大家都着急往外冲的时候,陆钇臻似乎有些害怕,一直抓着我的衣服。下楼的时候,我被一个人的脚给绊了一下,差点就摔倒了。我的妈呀,吓死宝宝了,多亏了陆钇臻在后面拉住我。
我们一鼓作气跑到了草地上。英勇的消防员出来了,他们穿着一件橙色的衣服,背上还写了“救援”这两个字,头上还戴着一顶安全帽,帽子上还有一盏灯。他们迅速地冲上楼去,一边跑一边喊:“有人吗?有人吗?”三名“失踪者”被担架抬了出来。早就待命的医护人员拿出来白色绑带,包扎他们受伤部位后,送往医院进一步救治。
“请大家安静下来,”校长那熟悉的话语又飘入耳畔,“通过这次演练,同学们都会了新的生存技能,有了自我保护的能力,希望大家继续努力,再接再厉!”
演练的硝烟渐渐散去,心中却泛起层层涟漪。人生就像窗外的天气,充满了不可预测的雷雨、暴雨,要想在处处危机四伏的人生海洋中垂风破浪,航行到胜利春明的彼岸,就必须防患于未然,在危险突然降临时,才不至于手忙脚乱,更不至于一败涂地。
感谢这次的逃生演练!
篇18:掌握基础知识作文
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+ 加入清单首先是基础知识的掌握,在这一项我觉得自己还是不错的,因为基础知识主要的都是字,词,句这三方面。而字这方面就是最容易掌握的,只要知道这个字是怎样写和它的读音是怎样读就轻而一举的把这个字掌握了。当然啦,既然你的字掌握好了那你的词也是很容易掌握的了,只是要我们去知道这个词的近义词和反义词也就基本的掌握了,如果你想更加深入的掌握这个词的话就要知道这个词的同因字和形近字了,那你对这个词就更加容易掌握了,如果想更好的话那就连它的意思都记下来吧!从现在开始说一说句子了。句子也不是很难掌握,其实句子变来变去还是离不开修改病句和按照题目去缩句或扩句等等的。只要知道它是怎样做的就已经掌握的了。如果说我对基础知识的掌握程度,我觉得自己也是挺厉害的了,虽然还没到达滚瓜烂熟的程度但是我相信只要我努力的去学习就肯定会成功的。
到了第二方面知识的灵活运用了。在这方面我就觉得自己不是很行了。运用就人人都会的,但要说到灵活的话那就挺难的。就象上次期中考试的作文我就没有灵活的运用一些优美的句段,还有没去认真的审清楚题目,句子也写的比较乱,所以被扣了五分。
阅读的能力培养这方面我就做的比较好,我经常都买一些书籍回来看的,因为多看书也是培养阅读能力的方法之一。还有就是做一些阅读的练习。
习作方面嘛,也算不错。习作只要多看,多想和留心去观察。以上3步做的好了写出来得作文也是挺好的了。要想更加好的话那就要多收集一些优美的句段和词语,加多一些比较生动的东西再你的作文里,那这就是一篇好作文了。
现在是最后的方面语文日常学习习惯了。要是说起这方面哎我可真是有点惭愧啊!在读书这方面呢,我就是做得很好的,每天都会看书。看报就挺少了,因为我们现在都不订报纸了所以很少看报。不过我虽然不看报,但是我也是有看新闻的。这样也弥补了一点。前面两项还不错,但后面两项就没那么理想了。写日记这个方面就最差,我到现在写的日记还不超过五篇。但从现在开始我会坚持写日记的,相信我。背诵也不是很好,我也没有经常背诵lt;lt;小学生必背古诗gt;gt;里面的诗。不过现在不会了,我对我自己的要求是每天要背熟《小学生必背古诗》里面的两首诗。
篇19:致客户的一封信英文
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+ 加入清单Dear customer:
Welcome to our shop. We are a cosmetics enterprise with 20 years of
production experience. For the first time, we put on the "coat" of the brand to
come to you. Maybe we dont know marketing, maybe we have few products, maybe we
dont have gorgeous packaging, maybe we dont pay enough attention to greeting,
but we can guarantee that every product we sell is a conscientious product
researched and developed by heart. We dont pursue variety, we only pursue Keep
improving; we dont pursue the glory of big brand, only pursue every detail to
make you satisfied.
Our customer service is a very lovely little beauty, sincere and warm, but
in order to better serve you, she cant even drink a sip of water when she is
busy, and even sits in front of the computer all day waiting. Even so, she may
miss your information because of many things. I hope you can be more
considerate.
The annoying express brothers attitude is incompatible and often makes you
angry, which is also a headache for us. We will try our best to negotiate and
bring you a satisfactory shopping experience. Please give us a little
encouragement when you are satisfied. Five points of praise is the driving force
for us to adhere to. Of course, the twists and turns of shopping always hinder
our communication, If you have any dissatisfaction, please dont rush to
evaluate, contact our customer service as soon as possible, we will give you a
beautiful mood in the best way. Thank you again for coming to our shop and look
forward to your coming again.
If you give five points of praise, we have prepared a small idea for you:
screenshot to customer service, give you five yuan discount, unlimited,
universal.
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篇20:月亮英文
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+ 加入清单The Fascinating Moonrise
There is a hill near my home that I often climb at night. The noise of the city is a far-off murmur. In the hush of dark I share the cheerfulness of crickets and the confidence of owls. But it is the drama of the moonrise that I come to see. For that restores in me a quiet and clarity that the city spends too freely.
From this hill I have watched many moons rise. Each one had its own mood. There have been broad, confident harvest moons in autumn; shy, misty moons in spring; lonely, white winter moons rising into the utter silence of an ink-black sky and smoke-smudged orange moons over the dry fields of summer. Each, like fine music, excited my heart and then calmed my soul.
But we, who live indoors, have lost contact with the moon. The glare of street lights and the dust of pollution veil the night sky. Though men have walked on the moon, it grows less familiar. Few of us can say what time the moon will rise tonight.
Still, it tugs at our minds.
If we unexpectedly encounter the full moon, huge and yellow over the horizon, we are helpless but to stare back at its commanding presence. And the moon has gifts to bestow upon those who watch.
I learned about its gifts one July evening in the mountains. My car had mysteriously stalled, and I was stranded and alone. The sun had set, and I was watching what seemed to be the bright-orange glow of a forest fire beyond a ridge to the east. Suddenly, the ridge itself seemed to burst into flame. Then, the rising moon, huge and red and grotesquely misshapen by the dust and sweat of the summer atmosphere, loomed up out of the woods. Distorted thus by the hot breath of earth, the moon seemed ill-tempered and imperfect. Dogs at nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.
But as the moon lifted off the ridge it gathered firmness and authority. Its complexion changed from red, to orange, to gold, to impassive yellow. It seemed to draw light out of the darkening earth, for as it rose, the hills and valleys below grew dimmer. By the time the moon stood clear of the horizon, full-chested and round and of the colour of ivory, the valleys were deep shadows in the landscape. The dogs, reassured that this was the familiar moon, stopped barking. And all at once I felt a confidence and joy close to laughter.
The drama took an hour. Moonrise is slow and serried with subtleties. To watch it, we must slip into an older, more patient sense of time.
To watch the moon move inflexibly higher is to find an unusual stillness within ourselves. Our imaginations become aware of the vast distance of space, the immensity of the earth and the huge improbability of our own existence. We feel small but privileged.
Moonlight shows us none of life’s harder edges. Hillsides seem silken and silvery, the oceans still and blue in its light. In moonlight we become less calculating, more drawn to our feelings.
月升魅无穷
在我家的附近有座小山, 我常在晚间爬上山去。此时,城市的喧嚣成了遥远的低语。在这黑夜的静谧中,我尽情地分享蟋蟀的欢乐,感受猫头鹰的自信。不过,我上山是来看月出的,因为这可以让我的内心重新感到被城市消耗殆尽的平静与清新。
在这座山上,我欣赏过许多次月亮升起的景象。每一次月的姿容性情都不同。秋天,满月如轮,充满自信;春天,月亮清雾迷蒙羞羞答答;冬天,银白色的月亮挂在漆黑的、悄无声息的夜空中,显得那样孤寂;夏天,桔*的月似被烟尘笼罩,俯瞰干燥的田野。每一种月亮,都像美妙的音乐,颤动我的心灵,令我的灵魂平静。
但我们这些深居室内的人,已与月亮失去了联系。城市中耀眼的街灯和污染性烟尘遮住了夜空。虽然人类已在月亮上行走过,但月亮对我们却更加陌生了。现在已很少有人能说出今晚月亮何时升起。
但无论怎样,月亮依然打动我们的心灵。
如果我们偶然遇见一轮黄灿灿的满月高高挂在空中, 我们都会禁不住抬头凝望她那高贵的仪容。而月亮会向那些注视她的人赐予厚礼。
我得到她的厚礼是在山间七月的一个夜晚。我的车突然无缘无故地熄了火,将我孤身一人困在山中,束手无策。太阳已经落山,我注视着东边山头涌起的一团桔红色的明光,好像森林起火一般。突然,山头自己也似乎燃起火焰,一会儿,一轮又大又红的月亮从树林中慢慢现出身来,夏天空气中弥漫的灰尘与湿气令它显得异常怪异。大地灼热的呼吸扭曲了它,它变得非常暴躁,不再完美。附近农舍的狗紧张地狂吠起来,因为这团奇怪的光亮叫醒了野草中的魔鬼。
然而当月亮缓缓从山头升起,它聚集了越来越多的坚定与威严;它的面孔由红色变成了桔红,又变成金色,最后成为沉静的*。它似乎吸收了正在渐渐转暗的大地的光亮,因为随着它的升起,下面的丘陵山谷变得愈来愈朦胧。等到皓月当空,满月如盘,闪烁出象牙般的清辉,山谷便成了风景中一片幽深的阴影。那些狗明白了那团光原来是他们熟悉的月亮,也安定下来,停止了吠叫。霎时间,我也觉得信心倍增,心情舒畅,几乎笑了起来。
这奇特的景观持续了一个小时。月出是缓慢而充满神奇的。观看月出,我们必须回到一种古老的、耐心的时间观念中去。观看月亮不可阻挡地升上天空,会让我们找到内心的无比安宁,我们的想象力能让我们看到宇宙的辽阔和大地的广袤,能让我们忘掉自己的存在。我们觉得自身渺小,但又深感大自然的厚待。
月色下,我们看不到生活中坚硬的棱角。山坡在月光下如同笼上了一层柔和的银纱;大海在月光下宁静碧蓝;我们在月光下也不再像白日那般心计来往,而是沉醉于自然的情感中。